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Anisomeles, Bhangra PRO

ByAdam Tate

Anisomeles, Bhangra Bhangra (Ayurveda)Bhangra (Unani)Guang Fang Feng, Fang Feng Cao (TCM) R. Wight, Illustrations of Indian botany, principally of the southern parts of the peninsula, Supplement (1850) Anisomeles indica(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Anisomeles indica (syn. A. ovata, Epimeredi indica) Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry Uses: 1. Clears Wind and…

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Sanguinaria, Bloodroot PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sanguinaria, Bloodroot Bloodroot, Redroot, Puccoon Sanguinaria canadensis The Botanical Magazine, Curtis, 1792 Mary Vaux Walcott, North American wild flowers (1925-1927) BloodrootA Manual of Organic Materia Medica, Maisch, 1882 Botanical name: Sanguinaria canadensis Parts used: Rhizome, root Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Lung Heat:-Laryngitis Pharyngitis-Cough, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Asthma-Pneumonia-Allergic Rhinitis 2….

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Piper nigrum et album, Pepper, Black & White PRO

ByAdam Tate

Piper nigrum, Black Pepper, Hu Jiao 胡椒 Marica (Ayurveda)Milaku (Siddha)Hu Jiao (TCM)Na le sham  ན་ལེ་ཤམ  (Tibetan)Filfil Siyah (Unani) Piper album, White Pepper, Bai Hu Jiao 白胡椒 Bai Hu Jiao (TCM)Filfil Safaid (Unani) Black Pepper, Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Piper nigrumKoehler, Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2: 1890 Green Piper fruits(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Black and White…

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Ulmus, Elm

ByAdam Tate

Ulmus, Elm tree Dirdar (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 UlmusKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Ulmus laevisFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Ulmus spp.;Traditional varieties include U. procera (English Elm), U. campestris (Wild Elm), U. laevis (syn. U. effusa, the White Elm) and U. montanus (Mountain Elm) Parts used: Bark; Leaf“The Bark and…

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Urtica, Nettle PRO

ByAdam Tate

Urtica, Nettle Anjuraa, Bhichu Ghans (Unani)Sisona (Ayurveda)Xun Ma 荨麻Za rgod  ཟ་རྒོད་ (Tibet) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Urtica dioicaRelated species are used including Roman Nettle, U. pilulifera.Greater, Lesser, Roman and Dead Nettles (Lamium) were recognised in Western texts.In TCM, a…

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Cymbopogon martinii, Rohisha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Cymbopogon martinii, Rohisha Russ Grass, Rusa Grass, Palmarosa GrassRohisha, Lamajaka (Ayurveda)Kavathampillu (Siddha)Izkhir (Unani)Izkhir Makki (Arabic) Cymbopogon jwarancusaK.B. Trinius, Species graminum, vol. 3: (1830-1836) Cymbopogon martinii(Photo by Agasthiar1) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cymbopogon martinii (syn. Andropogon martinii), C. jwarancusa (Andropogon jwarancusa)Two main oil chemotypes are recognised: Cymbopogon martinii var. Motia (source of Palmarosa, Rusa, East Indian Geranium…

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Sanguisorba, Burnet FREE

ByAdam Tate

Sanguisorba, Burnet, Di Yu 地榆 Di Yu (TCM) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 S. officinalisFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 S. minorFlora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Sanguisorba officinalisGreater and Lesser types were known Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Slightly Cool, dry. Bitter, Sour….

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Veratrum album, White Hellebore PRO

ByAdam Tate

Veratrum album, White Hellebore Veratrum nigrum, Li Lu 藜芦 Li Lu 藜芦 (TCM) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Veratrum albumFlora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Rhizome and rootlets of V.eratrum virideNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Botanical name: Veratrum albumOther species used include: V. nigrum (TCM) V. schindleri (TCM) V. grandiflorum (TCM, Sichuan) V. rnaackii (TCM,…

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Piper kadsura, Hai Feng Teng

ByAdam Tate

Piper kadsura, Hai Feng Teng 海风藤 Kadsura PepperHai Feng Teng (TCM) Piper puberulumB. Seemann, Flora Vitiensis, vol. 2 (1873) Botanical name: Piper kadsura (syn. P. futokadsura)Other local species used include Piper hancei, P. puberulum (syn. P. hongkongense), P. wallichii Parts used: Stem Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp…

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Sigesbeckia, Xi Xian Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Siegesbeckia, Xi Xian Cao 稀薟草 St. Paul’s WortXi Xian Cao (TCM) Siegesbeckia orientalisWight, R., , Icones plantarum Indiae orientalis (1840-1853) Siegesbeckia orientalis(Photo by Elouanne) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Siegesbeckia (Sigesbeckia) spp. S. orientalis S. pubescens S. glabrescens Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind & Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp,…

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Dryopteris fragrans, Xiang Lin Mao Jue PRO

ByAdam Tate

Dryopteris fragrans, Xiang Lin Mao Jue 香鳞毛蕨 Fragrant Shield Fern, Fragrant Wood FernXiang Lin Mao Jue (TCM)Ldum bu re ral  ལྡུམ་བུ་རེ་རལ  ‘Minister Fern’ (Tibetan Medicine) Dryopteris fragransOeder, G.C., Flora Danica, (1761-1883) Britton and Brown, Illustrated Flora, Vol. 1, 1913 Dryopteris fragrans(Photo by Superior National Forest) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Dryopteris fragrans Parts used: Whole Herb Temperature…

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Polycarpaea, Xing Se Cao PRO

ByAdam Tate

Polycarpaea, Xing Se Cao 星色草 Bai Gu Ding, Xing Se Cao (TCM)Nilaisedachi (Siddha) Polycarpaea corymbosaWight, R., Illustrations of Indian botany (1840-1850) Polycarpaea corymbosa(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Polycarpaea corymbosa (syn. Polycarpea corymbosa, Achyranthes corymbosa, Celosia corymbosa, Mollia corymbosa) Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp:-Diarrhea,…

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